Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The plurality of Ravens fans believe the team will take an offensive tackle in Round 1. Earlier this week, Baltimore Beatdown polled its fans asking what they believe the Ravens will do in Round 1. The results are in and the plurality of fans expect to hear an offensive tackle called at No. 30 overall. Interestingly, the second-highest vote-getter on the list was a trade out from Day 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft. This would break a 11-year streak of the Ravens making at least one pick on Day 1. Shortly behind in the vote is cornerback, which ..read more

Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images The Baltimore Beatdown staff react to the Baltimore Ravens extending wide receiver Rashod Bateman through the 2026 season. The Baltimore Ravens announced they’ve signed wide receiver Rashod Bateman to a contract extension through the 2026 NFL season. Below are the reactions from the Baltimore Beatdown staff. Incredible news on the eve of the 2024 NFL Draft. Bateman is an excellent wide receiver and I’m in the camp that he and the offense will put it together this season and flourish. He has the physical traits, the mental acuity and playmaking to be a threat in ..read more

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Wide receiver Rashod Bateman has signed a three-year contract extension with the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens have silenced all talks of trading wide receiver Rashod Bateman and doubts of discrepancy between the two camps. On the eve of the 2024 NFL Draft, the team announced they’ve signed Bateman to a contract extension through 2026. Batman We have extended @R_bateman2 through 2026❕ pic.twitter.com/Xql3SCWkAs — Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) April 24, 2024 “We are pleased to announce that we have extended Rashod Bateman’s contract through the 2026 season,” D ..read more

Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images Possible targets for the Ravens in the 2024 NFL Draft who could come in and contribute to the passing attack right away as rookies. Aside from first-round wide receiver Zay Flowers, who quickly established himself as a starter and broke multiple franchise records during a standout rookie campaign, the Baltimore Ravens 2023 rookie class mostly consisted of developmental prospects who are now primed to be in line or compete for starting positions. With all the notable losses they’ve suffered through free agency as several key cogs from last year’s team have s ..read more

Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThe case for the Ravens trading up (and down) in the 1st round Jonas Shaffer, The Baltimore Banner With nine picks in this year’s draft and a projected 11 in next year’s, the Ravens have the ammunition to move up. But how high, and at what cost? A review of trades over the past decade found that DeCosta’s draft pick values largely align with those in Jimmy Johnson’s long-cited trade value chart. If that calculus doesn’t change, here’s where the Ravens could move up in the first round with various two-pick trade packages. No. 29 (Detroit Li ..read more

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY SportsWhy the NFL draft is so important for the Ravens, both this year and next Brian Wacker, The Baltimore Sun “We’ve always been a team that’s built through the draft primarily,” said DeCosta, who will oversee his sixth draft for Baltimore this year. “We feel that’s the best way to build your team long-term from a cost standpoint — obviously cheaper players, but also young players that you know a lot about who can develop and become good players. “We see this year’s draft and we see next year’s draft as real opportunities for us to begin to build that depth up again ..read more

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Vote on which position the Ravens will select on Day 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Baltimore Ravens fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. NFL Draft week is here and we impatiently await being in the late hours of Day 1 when the Baltimore Ravens are on the clock. But while we wait, we can make our predictions for which position the Ravens will pick at No. 30 overall. The ..read more

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ravens President Sashi Brown mentioned they’re working on uniform changes. Rumors expect it to be a new alternate helmet with secondary logo and gold facemask. During the NFL’s owner’s meeting in Orlando, Fla., Baltimore Ravens president Sashi Brown shared the team is working on possible uniform changes. “We have some stuff that’s coming. We feel like we have really classic jerseys, and I think the team did a great job when we’ve had some minor modifications,” Brown said. “So we’re really cautious about making changes. … The optionality t ..read more

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images Possible targets for the Ravens in the 2024 NFL Draft who could come in and start on the end of their offensive line right away as rookies. Aside from first-round wide receiver Zay Flowers who quickly established himself as a starter and broke multiple franchise records during a standout rookie campaign, the Baltimore Ravens 2023 rookie class mostly consisted of developmental prospects who are now primed to be in line or compete for starting positions. With all the notable losses they’ve suffered through free agency as several key cogs from last year’s team have ..read more

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The latest mock drafts foresee the Ravens landing a blocker capable of starting at guard or right tackle immediately and eventually on the blindside. In the latest round of mock drafts, most analysts still foresee the Baltimore Ravens taking an offensive lineman. However, this time around, the most commonly projected prospect to them in the first round is a former Pac-12 standout who could be a plug-and-play starter at either guard spot or right tackle as a rookie and eventually take over for Ronnie Stanley. NFL Network’s Peter Schrager [April 16] No. 30 — Koo ..read more